diff --git a/metal/roles/etcd/tasks/main.yml b/metal/roles/etcd/tasks/main.yml
index 72611c33..ef6608d4 100644
--- a/metal/roles/etcd/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/metal/roles/etcd/tasks/main.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   docker_container:
     name: etcd-tfstate
     image: bitnami/etcd
+    restart_policy: always
     env:
       ALLOW_NONE_AUTHENTICATION: "yes"
     published_ports: